EAD Expedite Timeline After Fax Request

[ClickityClackity 134]

4 minutes ago, lambera said:

No, they don't give you any tracking.

thank you for your answer!

[DELETEME1234 208]

My experience was very smooth. Within a week I was approved for expedite and that includes me getting biometrics after requesting for an expedite. 

 

• 2020-02-20: Requested to Expedite EAD through phone
• 2020-02-22: Biometrics letter received (dated 2020-02-14)
• 2020-03-06: Biometrics appointment
• 2020-02-24: Walk in biometrics
• 2020-02-25: I-485 & I-765 Status Updated to Fingerprints received & Initial Review
• 2020-02-25: Request for additional information for EAD expedite
• 2020-02-25: Faxed additional information for EAD expedite
• 2020-02-27: EAD expedite approved

Edited February 27, 2020 by Poseidon1212

[MSDM 1]

EAD journey : 

• Biometrics Notice Letter Received : 02/08/2020
• Original Biometrics Date : 02/18/2020
• Walk-in Biometrics Done : 02/12/2020
• Expedite Raised: 02/13/2020
• Request for proof from USCIS officer regarding job letter : 02/14/2020
• Sent Document (cover letter,job letter from employer) by Fax on : 02/14/2020
• USCIS case updated that they received the documents and officer is reviewing : 02/18/2020
• Expedite Request was approved : 02/20/2020
• EAD Case was approved : 02/21/2020
• Case was updated as Card was Mailed to Me : 02/24/2020
• Card received and picked up from Post Office : 02/26/2020
• We are still waiting on SSN#

[Lina805 0]

22 minutes ago, MSDM said:

EAD journey : 

• Biometrics Notice Letter Received : 02/08/2020
• Original Biometrics Date : 02/18/2020
• Walk-in Biometrics Done : 02/12/2020
• Expedite Raised: 02/13/2020
• Request for proof from USCIS officer regarding job letter : 02/14/2020
• Sent Document (cover letter,job letter from employer) by Fax on : 02/14/2020
• USCIS case updated that they received the documents and officer is reviewing : 02/18/2020
• Expedite Request was approved : 02/20/2020
• EAD Case was approved : 02/21/2020
• Case was updated as Card was Mailed to Me : 02/24/2020
• Card received and picked up from Post Office : 02/26/2020
• We are still waiting on SSN#

Congrats! thanks for sharing.

 

Which service center handled your application?

What was the reason you asked expedite? just the job offer? asking because i got a denial last week and i'm going to try to expedite again.

[DELETEME1234 208]

45 minutes ago, MSDM said:

• Expedite Request was approved : 02/20/2020
• EAD Case was approved : 02/21/2020

That looks promising. 
 

19 minutes ago, Lina805 said:

Congrats! thanks for sharing.

 

Which service center handled your application?

What was the reason you asked expedite? just the job offer? asking because i got a denial last week and i'm going to try to expedite again.

You didn’t ask me but perhaps my info might be of use to you as well. 
 

All my stuff is at the National Benefits Center in Missouri (MSC). When the officer on the phone listed the different reasons to choose from I went with personal financial loss and indicated that I had a pending job offer. In the email they stated the following:

 

 

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Upon receipt of your request for expeditious handling, your case was reviewed and a determination was made that we need additional information to make a decision regarding your request. Please fax proof of your extreme emergent need, proof of a pending job offer, or severe financial loss to the following number

So I send them a cover letter explaining the situation a bit more and tried to touch upon the three qualifiers (extreme emergent need, job offer and severe financial loss) while I was doing it.

 

I explained that my wife had to drop out of work for a while to prepare for her bar exam and that ties into the extreme emergent need because it will be impossible to cover our monthly expenses without either of us working, I explained I had a job offer (which ties into the job offer they ask about) and that not being to accept the job will result in severe financial loss (they stated year salary in the job offer).

 

With that I supplied a copy of their email as requested by them, the job offer and other supporting documents like for example a copy of all of the bills we paid last month. 

 

I don’t know if it matters where the underlying I-765 because when I called in to ask if they had received my fax a tier 1 officer explained to me that all the expedites are handled by one team. It sounded a bit like BS to me if only because they ask you to address the fax to a specific team and division which seems moot if there only is one so take it with a grain of salt. 

[MSDM 1]

1 hour ago, Lina805 said:

Congrats! thanks for sharing.

 

Which service center handled your application?

What was the reason you asked expedite? just the job offer? asking because i got a denial last week and i'm going to try to expedite again.

National Benefits Center

Reason to expedite was active job offer from company and personal financial loss. we only attached copy of the email they sent us, cover letter and job offer letter.

Edited February 27, 2020 by MSDM

[ClickityClackity 134]

I got a notice that my card was mailed just now. I'm honestly so thankful it went so fast (even thought it feels like a lifetime)

If you have a basis to, I would recommend to expedite as soon as you are done with biometrics. I requested to expedite my case in the parking lot at the USCIS Support Center as soon as I walked out from the biometrics appointment.

[D29 4]

Hey guys! 

 

I got my EAD card in the mail yesterday then I was wondering if the Social security card is gonna come in the mail too and just to make sure I called to the SSA toll-free and they couldn’t give me any information by phone. So I went today to the SSA and they told me that USCIS didn’t submit any application so I did my own. I highly recommend you guys to go and check that because we already WAITED for so long and then add more weeks to our process is SO ANNOYING. 

[Boiler 45,434]

SS Card is something most people obtain on arrival, within a week or 10 days. So often not an issue.

[MSDM 1]

46 minutes ago, D29 said:

Hey guys! 

 

I got my EAD card in the mail yesterday then I was wondering if the Social security card is gonna come in the mail too and just to make sure I called to the SSA toll-free and they couldn’t give me any information by phone. So I went today to the SSA and they told me that USCIS didn’t submit any application so I did my own. I highly recommend you guys to go and check that because we already WAITED for so long and then add more weeks to our process is SO ANNOYING. 

What did you bring with you to SSA office? Also, how much more time it will take them to process SSN?

 

Thanks!

[ClickityClackity 134]

15 minutes ago, Boiler said:

SS Card is something most people obtain on arrival, within a week or 10 days. So often not an issue.

I went in literally the day after I got to the US. Got my SSN in the mail a couple weeks later. 

The receipt they give you also serves as proof of identity/residency if you want to try to get a drivers license at the DMV.

[D29 4]

2 hours ago, Boiler said:

SS Card is something most people obtain on arrival, within a week or 10 days. So often not an issue.

Yes but I’m talking to the people who is already in America and doesn’t have one. 

1 hour ago, MSDM said:

What did you bring with you to SSA office? Also, how much more time it will take them to process SSN?

 

Thanks!

EAD card and Passport that’s it. 

[D29 4]

2 hours ago, MSDM said:

What did you bring with you to SSA office? Also, how much more time it will take them to process SSN?

 

Thanks!

within 2 weeks. 

[Greg988 44]

Still waiting on EAD but was able to get a tracking number from tier 2 officer today showing an expected delivery early next week.

[MSDM 1]

1 hour ago, D29 said:

within 2 weeks. 

We also went today and was able to get applied. They said it will arrive in less than 2 weeks. Thanks!